History

South Coast Branch (Queensland) was formed in the summer of 1945-46 mainly as a result of the expanding lifesaving activity in Queensland, but hurried along by a problem existing in the 1930’s and 1940’s in relation to the administrative control of Surf Life Saving in Queensland.

On April 6, 1945, the governing body of Surf Life Saving in Australia, announced the appointment of a committee of top officers, empowering them to make findings on a dispute over boundaries at the time. One of the final directions of the Committee of Inquiry was that the area controlled by the Point Danger Branch be reduced by fixing its northern boundary at Currumbin Creek (ultimately altered to Tallebudgera Creek) and that the clubs situated north of the creek and Southport be formed into a new Branch.

In the mid seventies, thoughts turned to the branch establishing headquarters – a home of our own. Behind Mermaid Beach AEME SLSC clubhouse was an old council toilet block that had become redundant because of the inclusion of public toilets in Mermaid’s new clubhouse. A word with our good friends at the Gold Coast City Council resulted in an arrangement for the old building to be partly demolished and then repaired to our specifications.

The building has served us well and is utilised for office administration, meetings, training courses and occasionally used by other organisations in the locality. Recently renovated offices downstairs now hosts SurfCom headquarters together with the Duty Officers.

History of The First Fifty Years of Surf Life Saving in the South Coast Branch Queensland

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Board Members

President	George Hill ESM
Deputy President	Darren Woodward
Director of Property & Finance	Vacant
Director of Lifesaving	Jason Argent
Director of Education	Richard Morgan
Director of Surf Sports	Dean Love
Director of Junior Activities	Vacant
Director of Membership Services	Kyle Bartlett

Life Members

1958 – Norman Woodroffe*	1995 – Terrence Imrie OAM	2008 – Robert Worsley	2024 – Melinda Jackson
1958 – John Rootes*	1996 – David Sandilands*	2008 – Claude Jeanneret OAM	2024 – Richard Morgan
1958 – Fred Richards*	1997 – Kenneth Bostock*	2009 – Valerie Connell	2024 – Tim Burgess
1966 – Harry Weimer*	1998 – Ross Wyeth	2009 – John Roehrig	2024 – Wayne Cole OAM
1968 – Phillip Roubin*	1999 – Shane O’Connor OAM	2010 – Marg Watson
1970 – Charlie Taylor OAM*	1999 – Peter Connell	2010 – Jeffrey Paskin
1970 – Michael Claybourn OAM*	2000 – Ron Daly	2012 – Roger Griffiths*
1971 – Ronald Tallon OAM*	2000 – John Hayes	2013 – John Brennan OAM
1972 – Brian Guilfoyle*	2002 – David Irvine*	2015 – Stephen Jones
1975 – Jack McMaster AM DFC*	2002 – Helen Irvine*	2016 – Wayne McLennan
1974 – Garth Andrews OAM*	2003 – George Hill ESM	2016 – Jeffrey Gatenby
1976 – Patrick Kelly*	2004 – Barrie Crichton OAM	2021 – Denis Cahill
1982 – Don Stone*	2005 – Haydon Stokes	2021 – Stephen Owen
1986 – Kevin Hoskins OAM*	2005 – Bob Watson*	2021 – Evan Thomas
1987 – John Di Betta*	2006 – Ron Hendy	2022 – Dean Love
1988 – Peter Webber*	2006 – Mark Fife OAM	2022 – Shelley Shulz
1990 – Colin Douglas*	2007 – Michael Buttrum	2022 – Colin Sloane
1992 – Colin Pratt*	2007 – Steven Sharpe	2022 – Danny Zerbst
1993 – John Taylor OAM*	2008 – Matti Allan Kolkka OAM*	2023 – Dawn Rubie
1994 – Kenneth Bird OAM*	2008 – Harold Silman*	2023 – Russell Rubie

1958 – Norman Woodroffe*
1958 – John Rootes*
1958 – Fred Richards*
1966 – Harry Weimer*
1968 – Phillip Roubin*
1970 – Charlie Taylor OAM*
1971 – Ronald Tallon OAM*
1970 – Michael Claybourn OAM*
1972 – Brian Guilfoyle
1975 – Jack McMaster AM DFC*
1974 – Garth Andrews OAM*
1976 – Patrick Kelly*
1982 – Don Stone*
1986 – Kevin Hoskins OAM*
1987 – John Di Betta*
1988 – Peter Webber
1990 – Colin Douglas*
1992 – Colin Pratt*
1993 – John Taylor OAM
1994 – Kenneth Bird OAM
1995 – Terrence Imrie OAM
1996 – David Sandilands*
1997 – Kenneth Bostock*
1998 – Ross Wyeth
1999 – Shane O’Connor OAM
1999 – Peter Connell
2000 – Ron Daly*
2000 – John Hayes
2002 – David Irvine*
2002 – Helen Irvine*
2003 – George Hill ESM
2004 – Barrie Crichton OAM
2005 – Haydon Stokes
2005 – Bob Watson*
2006 – Ron Hendy
2006 – Mark Fife OAM
2007 – Michael Buttrum
2007 – Steven Sharpe
2008 – Matti Allan Kolkka OAM*
2008 – Harold Silman*
2008 – Robert Worsley
2008 – Claude Jeanneret OAM
2009 – Valerie Connell
2009 – John Roehrig
2010 – Marg Watson
2010 – Jeffrey Paskin
2012 – Roger Griffiths*
2013 – John Brennan OAM
2015 – Stephen Jones
2016 – Wayne McLennan
2016 – Jeffrey Gatenby
2021 – Denis Cahill
2021 – Stephen Owen
2021 – Evan Thomas
2022 – Dean Love
2022 – Shelley Schulz
2022 – Colin Sloane
2022 – Daniel Zerbst
2023 – Dawn Rubie
2023 – Russell Rubie
2024 – Melinda Jackson
2024 – Richard Morgan
2024 – Tim Burgess
2024 – Wayne Cole OAM

*Denotes deceased

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